"Ants, put down the treasures our Father God left for us, and this Ancestral Witch will spare your lives!"
The Twelve Ancestral Witches had finally arrived. That roar just now had come from the hot-tempered Ancestral Witch Zhurong.
"Space Laws!"
Ancestral Witch Dijiang raised his hand and used the Space Laws to imprison the remaining lotus pod, lotus stem, lotus seeds, and lotus soil.
Yuqing Yuanshi hurriedly made his move, but he was still a step too slow and only snatched three lotus seeds.
The rest were all taken away by Ancestral Witch Dijiang, who shifted them through space with the Space Laws.
"This poor Daoist is Pangu's Orthodox Lineage—Taiqing Laozi. Greetings, fellow Daoists?"
"I presume you fellow Daoists are also Pangu Descendants?"
As Taiqing Laozi introduced himself, he also asked about the identities of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Only Pangu Descendants could enter this Pangu Legacy, and earlier, Ancestral Witch Zhurong had even called Pangu their Father God.
All these things had already proven the relationship between the Twelve Ancestral Witches and Great God Pangu.
"Impudent! How dare you call yourselves Pangu's Orthodox Lineage?
"If you are Pangu's Orthodox Lineage, then what are we Twelve Ancestral Witches?"
Ancestral Witch Zhurong flew into a rage. Holding his life-bound Witchcraft Artifact, the Tianli Fire God Whip, he attacked the Three Pure Ones directly.
The other Ancestral Witches also refused to fall behind and attacked the Three Pure Ones one after another.
Taiqing Laozi's claim to be Pangu's Orthodox Lineage had touched the Twelve Ancestral Witches' sore spot.
If the Three Pure Ones were Pangu's Orthodox Lineage, then what were the Twelve Ancestral Witches? Pangu's collateral line?
"You collateral descendants of Pangu have overstepped your station and offended the Three Pure Ones of our Pangu Orthodox Lineage. You are simply bullying us brothers too far!"
Yuqing Yuanshi was furious. He summoned the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and engaged the Ancestral Witches in combat.
Of the Three Pure Ones, Yuqing Yuanshi cared the most about the identity of Pangu's Orthodox Lineage.
In his eyes, these collateral descendants—the Ancestral Witches—daring to attack him, a direct descendant of the orthodox line, was a blatant violation of hierarchy.
"Little Sister Houtu, keep these treasures safe."
Ancestral Witch Dijiang handed the stolen lotus pod and other treasures to Houtu, then joined the battlefield as well.
Facing the combined assault of the Ancestral Witches, the Three Pure Ones could not gain the upper hand despite their impressive cultivation.
The Three Pure Ones had obtained Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, but among their three treasures, only Shangqing Tongtian's Green Duckweed Sword had the greatest offensive power.
Yet even the Green Duckweed Sword's offensive power was insufficient to break through the Ancestral Witches' bodies.
Unable to penetrate the Ancestral Witches' physical defenses, the Three Pure Ones were placed at a serious disadvantage.
"Eldest Brother, quickly take out the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda."
Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian simultaneously turned their gazes toward Taiqing Laozi, urging him to bring out the treasure.
Although the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was the Three Pure Ones' companion supreme treasure and belonged to all three of them,
there was only one such treasure, so Taiqing Laozi, the eldest brother, had always kept it in his possession.
Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian knew very well that the current situation was extremely unfavorable for the three brothers.
If they did not summon the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda soon, the three brothers might be subdued by the Ancestral Witches and pinned to the ground.
Taiqing Laozi hurriedly took out the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. The three brothers simultaneously circulated their magical power and summoned this supreme merit treasure of the acquired Heaven.
Once the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda appeared, this supreme defensive treasure hovered above the Three Pure Ones and released supreme profound-yellow qi to protect them, making the three brothers immune to all techniques.
The Three Pure Ones had not yet attained the Dao, so they could not unleash the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda's power to its fullest.
But with the three brothers joining forces to summon and activate this number-one defensive treasure of the Primordial World, no one below the Dao could break through it. Even an opponent with an offensive supreme treasure would be useless!
With the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda protecting them, the Ancestral Witches could no longer do anything to the Three Pure Ones.
Of course, since the Three Pure Ones could not break through the Ancestral Witches' bodies either, they could not injure them.
For a time, both sides reached a stalemate. You could not hurt me, and I could not hurt you.
"Fellow Daoists, we are all Pangu Descendants. Let us not damage our harmony. Why don't we end things here?"
Taiqing Laozi understood the situation. Although the three brothers had the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda protecting them and the Twelve Ancestral Witches could do nothing to them, this was only temporary.
Once the three brothers exhausted their magical power and could no longer activate the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, they would eventually be captured.
"You cowards only dare to hide beneath your treasure, yet you still call yourselves Pangu's Orthodox Lineage? Do you dare come out and fight us Ancestral Witches?"
Ancestral Witch Zhurong cursed at the Three Pure Ones. He had originally wanted to display his might and capture them, but they had hidden beneath the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and refused to come out.
This left Ancestral Witch Zhurong helpless and extremely furious.
Faced with the Ancestral Witches' taunts, Yuqing Yuanshi was also burning with anger.
He had clearly inherited Great God Pangu's Dao of Artifact Refinement. If he had refined a treasure capable of countering the Ancestral Witches' bodies earlier, how could he have ended up in such a sorry state today?
He deeply regretted it!
"Third Brother, do you have any way to defeat them?"
Yuqing Yuanshi suddenly turned his gaze toward Shangqing Tongtian, because this third brother of his had inherited Great God Pangu's Dao of Formation Refinement.
Perhaps he had a way to defeat the Ancestral Witches and defend the reputation of their Three Pure Ones, Pangu Orthodox Lineage.
"Second Brother, I have been busy comprehending the method of attaining the Dao and haven't had time to study formations."
"And even if I refine a formation to fight them now, I still need some time!"
Shangqing Tongtian was also deeply helpless. If he were given enough time and formation materials, he would indeed have a way to repel the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
But the problem was that there was no time now, nor were there any formation materials. No matter how skilled Shangqing Tongtian was in formations, it was already too late!
"Sigh!"
Yuqing Yuanshi let out a helpless sigh. He knew that he had been asking too much of his third brother.
After all, even he, the second brother, could not handle the situation, much less Shangqing Tongtian, the youngest.
The Three Pure Ones looked at the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda above their heads, all of them feeling helpless.
Why could this supreme treasure only defend and not attack?
If the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda could attack, how could the three brothers have ended up in such a state?
Bai Chen: The offensive Hong Meng Liang Tian Chi is in this Great God's hands!
Want it? Trade the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda for it!
"Yuanshi, Tongtian, we have the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda protecting us. Follow me and kill our way out."
Taiqing Laozi made his decision. Even if he had to reveal the supreme divine ability—One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones—today, he would lead his two blood brothers out of the Pangu Legacy.
At Taiqing Laozi's command, the three brothers all summoned their treasures. With the momentum of burning their boats behind them, the Three Pure Ones' combat strength surged.
Bai Chen lay atop a cloud, lazily raising his little paws while eating fruit and waiting for Houtu to bring out the opportunity meant for Great God Bai Chen.
"Huh?"
"It's the Three Pure Ones!"
Bai Chen saw the Three Pure Ones charging out of the Pangu Legacy while carrying the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. They looked extremely wretched.
Ancestral Witch Dijiang led the other Ancestral Witches in relentless pursuit. Although the Three Pure Ones' escape techniques were fast, no escape technique was useful before Ancestral Witch Dijiang's Space Laws and Speed Laws, no matter how fast it was.
"Great God Pangu, you died too soon. If you had established before your death which of the Ancestral Witches and the Three Pure Ones were Pangu's Orthodox Lineage and which were the collateral line,
"would the Ancestral Witches and the Three Pure Ones still have fought over the title of Pangu's Orthodox Lineage?"
Watching the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches battle without pause, Bai Chen could not help sighing.
This was just like the typical situation in later generations: the emperor died too early without naming a crown prince, so all the princes fought over the orthodox throne.
Great God Pangu was that emperor, while the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were the princes.
As time passed, the battle between the Ancestral Witches and the Three Pure Ones finally ended with the Three Pure Ones escaping Buzhou Mountain.
The Ancestral Witches could not leave Buzhou Mountain yet for certain special reasons.
Otherwise, given their personalities, they would have chased the Three Pure Ones all the way to the Kunlun Ruins Immortal Realm and subdued them there.
"Houtu, where is Great God's treasure?"
When Bai Chen saw Houtu return, he hurriedly flew over to ask her for his travel fee.
If this witch dared pocket Great God Bai Chen's travel fee, she should not blame Great God Bai Chen for knocking her head crooked with one paw.
Houtu handed Bai Chen three lotus seeds and then explained, "Little White, these are yours!"
"There were only nine lotus seeds in total, and the Three Pure Ones snatched three.
"My elder brothers originally did not want to give you any, but Elder Sister Xuanming and I fought to secure these three for you."
The Ancestral Witches had not obtained many to begin with, and there were many of them, so even dividing them among themselves was not enough.
The fact that Bai Chen had managed to receive these three lotus seeds showed how much pressure Houtu and Xuanming had endured.
Bai Chen was somewhat displeased to receive only these three lotus seeds, but he did not quarrel with Houtu.
He knew that those sis-con Dijiang and the others had crossed the river and torn down the bridge. Houtu and Xuanming had little to do with it. One day, Great God Bai Chen would "reason" with those sis-cons!
Nuwa, inside the treasure Bai Chen had refined, subconsciously asked when she saw Bai Chen return, "Little White, what did you find this time?"
This lazy cat had been coming to Buzhou Mountain for countless epochs and had gone out to seek opportunities countless times.
This time, the lazy cat had returned not long after leaving, so he must have gained a great deal.
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